Amino acid Chelate Iron (AminoFe)

Details of Iron

Iron is one of the essential micronutrients for the normal growth of crops. Although its content in plants is not high, it plays a very important role in the growth and development of plants. Iron is not only involved in physiological processes such as plant chlorophyll synthesis, respiration, and redox reactions, but also is an important cofactor for many functional proteins. Although the abundance of iron in the soil is very high, there is very little available iron that plants can absorb and utilize, which leads to iron deficiency in plants, especially in arid and semi-arid calcareous soils, where iron deficiency is more serious. Iron is a component of many enzymes in crops and is important because it is often located at certain important active sites.

Symptoms of Iron Deficiency in Crops

Iron deficiency in plants will cause yellowing of the leaves, and the leaves are yellow except for the veins, which are light green. As symptoms worsen, the leaves become thinner and whiter, and brown spots and bad tissue appear on the leaves. In severe iron deficiency, the entire leaf veins are green and yellow, the mesophyll is necrotic, the leaves with a large range of necrotic tissue will fall off, and sometimes all branches will fall off. If iron deficiency persists, branches will die, and even the entire plant will die.

In general, crops that have reducing ability in the rhizosphere and can secrete some organic substances that can chelate iron (for example, oat can secrete mugine acid) can effectively utilize iron in the soil, and iron deficiency is less likely to occur; while some crops Because its rhizosphere is in an oxidized state, it is prone to iron deficiency.

Iron Demands for Different kinds of Crops

Benefits of Amino acid Fe

The nutrients are relatively balanced, and it can improve the physical and chemical properties of the soil and improve the aggregate structure of the soil. Meanwhile, Amino acid has the functional groups of amino and carboxyl are the chelating agent for metal ions, which can complex (chelate) metal ions, and it is easy to carry Iron into plants. In this way, plant utilization of various nutrients can be improved. It can be directly absorbed by various organs of plants, passively absorbed or osmotically absorbed under photosynthesis, and obvious effects can be observed in a short period of time after use. At the same time, it can promote the early maturity of crops and shorten the growth cycle.